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This is a compilation of several stories about my great grandma, Sylvia Oscar. She was a stubborn, tough woman who sometimes made funny mistakes.

Stories about my mom when she was little.

My 94-year-old great-aunt remembers her upbringing in Troy, NY, including playing on the Williams Farm (now Hudson Valley Community College).

We talked mainly about his childhood and what he remembers about my mother.

I interviewed my father about how was growing up back then was for him. As well as how was school like. This interview was on November 26,2018 in Brooklyn,NY. He talks about his school life and more all in 4...

A mother’s life

We talked about self worth and how you can look at your downs in life and learn from them instead of dwell in them

We had talked about the childhood of my grandmother for the most part

Kirsten Paull interviews her Oma about her journey and decision to move to America. She describes her life before the move in Germany, and what her schooling was like. After, she describes her move to America and how she learned...

We talked about our uncle’s part in the military, and what he wanted to be when he grew up and why. #OceansideSchool4

This interview was about telling my grandparents story from my Dad’s point of view.

Robert Mere shared his memories of growing up, the influence of education and a strong loving family on his development, and the importance of accepting other people where they are at. He used the culmination of his 79 years of...

My friend Anne Hermann has long had a passion for and involvement with the field of mental health services, particularly for older adults.

A interview with my grandmother.

In this interview conducted on October of 2018 in New York City, Orlando Caceres interviews his mother, Yahaira Perdomo on her experiences on life in the Dominican Republic, youth, motherhood and most recently her experience emigrating to the United States...

Cooper Union, getting married, early career

I learned a little bit about my mother’s past!

Miriam (Mimi) Dunham is a wife, mother of 5, sister and grandmother. She reflects on her parents and childhood, proudest moments and some of her regrets. (Apologies for some spotty audio issues!)

Discussion with two professional women who were raised in New York.

Looking back at the life of a first generation child of Holocaust survivors

Jackie Neale interviews her undergraduate photography student, Maria Trajtenberg while we are conducting interviews and taking photographs for our storytelling project, The Corona Collective. Maria is living in TriBeCa New York City through the pandemic, and talks about how she...

What was talked about was how my mom grew up, how she meet my dad, and her perspective on religion

Looking back at the life of a first generation child of Holocaust survivors

This interview is about the events of 9/11 through the experience of Christopher. He spoke about the events that occurred on that day and how it affected him as a child. He also spoke about his feelings and how he...

Jackson shares about himself and life as the big brother to three siblings.